Information technology

The most rapid technological advances in the last 30 years have been in the areas of the computer and the internet. Information technology can help us make Cleanleaps in many ways and we’ll track the most relevant developments here.

A recent article from the Economist says getting the digital economy going for many countries is about addressing “friction points”. Friction points are what holds a country back from achieving a digital economy - things like slow internet connectivity, intellectual property protection issues and the lack of press freedom.

The tyranny of distance is a term from an Australian history book that refers to the vast geographic gulf that separates humanity. It’s ironic that although the Internet brings us all together in some ways, we feel even more keenly the physical gaps that separate us from each other.